届内蒙古包头市高高考一模英语试题.docx

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届内蒙古包头市高高考一模英语试题

2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试包头市

第一次模拟考试英语试题

注意事项：

1.本试卷分笔试和听力两部分。

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一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Theyear2017wasmarkedbysomerarescientificeventsanddiscoveries.

Arareeclipse（日食）coverstheUS

AmongtherareeventsoftheyearwasatotalsolareclipsevisibleacrosstheUnitedStatesonAugust21.Ithadbeen99yearssinceasimilareclipsetookplaceintheU.S.Hundredsofthousandsofpeopleacrossthecountrytooktimetoseethemoonpartlyorcompletelyhidethesun.ManywenttoplaceslikeCarbondale,Illinois,OregonandCharlestontoseethetotaleclipse.Somepeoplecannotseetheeclipse,forcloudyweathermesseduptheviewinsomeplaces,butmanyothershadclearskies.

Iswarmingclimatemakingstormsworse?

Manyscientistsareconcernedthatrisingworldtemperatureswillcausemoredangerousweatherevents.AndtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationinGenevasays2017couldbeamongthethreehottestyearsonrecord.ThreepowerfuloceanstormsstruckCaribbeanislandsandthesouthernUSin2017,whichbroughtmoreattentiontotheissue.HurricaneHarveycausedunbelievablefloodingtotheHoustonareainthestateofTexas.AndHurricanesIrmaandMarialeftseveredamageinFlorida,PuertoRicoandtheCaribbean.

Climateexpertssayrisingtemperatureswillmakeoceanstorms—likehurricanesandtyphoons—sharperandwithhigherwindspeeds.Risingsealevelscouldalsomakeoceanstormsworseaswavesfromtheseaforcewaterfurtherinlandbecomingadangertohighlypopulatedcoastalcities.

AgoodreasontobelieveinUFOs

Fansofunidentifiedflyingobjects,orUFOs,mightbegladtoknowthattheUnitedStatesDefenseDepartmenthadasecretprogramtomakeresearchontheunknownsecret.From2007to2017,thedepartmentspent$22millionresearchingunexplainedobjectsseenintheair,includingsomereportedbymilitarypilots.NewsreportsquestionwhetherthesearchforanswersaboutUFOscontinues.Reid,spokesmanfromtheDefenseDepartment,answeredreportersonTwitterthisway：

“Thetruthisoutthere.Seriously.”

1.Whywasitimpossibletowatchthe2017eclipseinsomeplacesintheUS?

A.Thesunshinewasunpleasantlybright.B.Itwascompletelyhiddenbythecloud

C.IthappenedtoofarfromEarthtowatch

D.Thesunwaspartlyhiddenbythemoon.

2.Whatissuedidscientistsfocusmoreonafterthe2017naturaldisasters?

A.Theeffectsofglobalwarming.B.Thefastrisingofthesealevel.

C.Theincreaseofthewindspeeds.D.Thedangeroflivingincoastalcities.

3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutUFOsfromthelastpartofthetext?

A.Theyareabsolutelyoutthereinspace.B.Observationonthemisnotgoingon.

C.Searchfortheirexistencewillcontinue.D.People’squestionsonthemareabsurd.

B

Ifyousawsomeonefallofftheirbikeintraffic,wouldyouspotandhelporjustwalkaway?

Manypeoplewouldgoabouttheirbusinessandjustdonothing.Soitwasabigsurprisewhenabout100bystandersgottogetherrecentlytomoveabusineastLondontohelpacyclisttrappedunderit.Avideooftheincidentwentviralonsocialmedia.

AccordingtoZoheb,adriverwhostoppedhiscartotakepartintherescue,fivemorepeoplegatheredtomovethebus.Hesays,“Therewasnochancewecoulddoit；itwasmoreaninvitationforotherpeopletohelp,really.Ouractionpaidoff.Dinersfromnearbyrestaurantsjoinedin.Itdidn’ttakelongtodevelopacollectiveunderstandingofwhatthepurposewas.”

Spontaneous（自发的）offerofhelpamongstrangersdoesn’thappenoften.Peopleinacrowdarenotsurewhattodo—theydon’thaveaplan.It’soneofthereasonsbystandersoftendonothing,accordingtoDr.MarkLevine,professorofsocialpsychologyatExeterUniversityinBritain.“Thepresenceofotherscanpreventyoufromhelping,”hesays.

“Thekeytopositivegroupbehaviourandparticipation”,Levineexplains,“isbuildingasenseofsharedidentity”.Actionhastobedecidedquickly,Levinesays.“Thelongeryouleaveit,theharderitistomakeadecision.Ifyoudon’timmediatelyactthenyoumaythink‘Well,actuallyIprobablycouldn’thavedoneanythinganyway’.”

ButthepeoplewhotookthefirstactionlikeZohebmightmakeadifference.Thecyclistendedupinhospitalandtheimagesofthecollectiveeffortmightinspireotherstomoreactsofsupportforeachother.

4.Whatcanbeseeninthevideoonsocialmediaaccordingtothepassage?

A.Strangershelpedrescuesomeoneinanaccident.

B.Acyclistfelloverandwasbadlyinjured.

C.Peoplejuststoodbyandwatchedanaccident.

D.Acyclistwaskilledinanaccident.

5.Howwastherescueactionsuccessfullycarriedout?

A.Zohebmovedthebuswithfivestrangers.

B.Zohebrushedtoanearbyrestaurantforhelp.

C.Zoheburgedallthestrangersaroundtocometotherescue.

D.Zohebwithabout100strangersvoluntarilydidit.

6.AccordingtoMarkLevine,whydosomepeopleshownoconcernwhentheyshouldofferhelp?

A.Theythinkithadnothingtodowiththem.

B.Theymaybestoppedbyotherbystanders.

C.Theybelieveotherspresentwoulddoit.

D.Theyareprobablyatalossofwhattodo.

7.Whatisthewriter’spurposetowritethetext?

A.Tosupportthosecold-hearted.B.Topraisethekindnessofstrangers.

C.Tointroduceawaytohelpothers.D.Toexplainwhatcollectiveeffortis.

C

Encouragingpupilstokeepnoisetoaminimumshouldbeavaluablecomponentofallchildren’seducation

accordingtonewresearch.

Dr.HelenLees,fromSterlingUniversity’sschoolofeducation,saysthat“enforced（强制的）silence”isseenasapunishmentandoftenactstosuppresschildren’snaturalability.Butshesaysthatteachingchildrenaboutthebenefitsof“enforcedsilence”—deliberatestillnessthatgivesthemtheopportunitytofocusandreflectinastress-freeenvironment—canhaveasignificanteffectonpupils’concentrationandconfidence.

Itisthelatestinaseriesofresearchestoestablishalinkbetweentheclassroomenvironmentandpupils‘academicability.

AstudyalmostadecadeagoinLondonfoundthatchildren’sexamresultswerecutbyasmuchasathirdiftheyweretaughtinnoisyclassrooms.Teachingunionshavealsocalledforalimitof26℃tobeputonclassroomtemperaturesbecauseteachersandpupilsstruggletoworkinhotconditions,andsomeeducationalistsclaimthattoomuchchaosintheclassroomcanpreventchildrenfromconcentrating.

Dr.Leessaid,“Whenwetakesomeresearchonschoolsettingsandputitalltogether,whatweseeisthateducationwithoutsilencedoesnotmakemuchsense.Inareasofbetterlearningout-comes,betterself-confidenceandwell-beingmeasures,enforcedsilenceinaperson’slifeandanindividual’seducationisshownthroughouttherelevantresearchtobeabenefit.”

DozensofschoolsacrossBritainhavealreadyintroducedperiodsof“reflectivesilence”intothetimetable.

KevinHogston,headofSheringdalePrimary,southLondon,hasjustintroducedaminute’ssilenceatthestartoftwice-weeklymeetingsinwhichchildrenaretaughtbreathingtechniquesandencouragedtoreflect.Theschoolplanstointroduceitintoclassroomseveryday.

8.WhatdoesDr.HelenLeesthinkof“enforcedsilence”?

A.Itisaneffectivewayofpunishment.

B.Itdoesnotmakemuchsenseinclass.

C.Itcanimprovepupils’concentrationandconfidence.

D.Itcanmakepupilsmorecreative.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suppress”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?

A.Preventsomethingfromdeveloping.B.Makingsomething,betterthanbefore.

C.Getsomethingback.D.Unitewithsomething.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheresearchonschoolsettings?

A.Studentsaremoreactiveiftaughtinnoisyclassrooms.

B.Silencemakesagreatdifferencetopupils.

C.Noisycircumstancescanhelpstudentsconcentrate.

D.Mostschoolsarenotsatisfactoryintermsofclassroomtemperatures.

11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtoarrangeclassroomsettings.

B.Howtoachievesilenceinclass.

C.Encouragingpupilsinclassisbeneficial.

D.Keepingquietinclasscanimproveacademicability.

D

TwomusiciansfromGermanyareusingroboticequipmenttoaddsoundstotheirperformances.Thetwo-manbandperformswitharobotthatcanplayseveralmusicalinstrumentsatthesametime.Therobotcansoundlikeaguitar,keyboard,drumorotherinstruments.Whenperforming,membersofthebandprovidemanyofthesounds,butothersarecontrolledbyacomputer.Onceconnectedtowiresandsetup,instrumentscanplayontheirown.

Oneoftheinstrumentswascreatedfromalong,self-turningwoodenstickthatsitsontopofamicrophonestand（支架）.Thestickcontainslongstrings.Theyaretiedoneachend.Thestringsareconnectedtoasmallwoodenball.Asthesticktums,theballhitsablockonthefloor,creatingasound.Thetwo-manband,calledJoasihno,recentlyperformedattheSouthbySouthwestConferenceandMusicFestivalinAustin,Texas.Theydescribetheirelectronicsoundsas“psychedelic（迷幻的）machine”music.“Actually,wecallitapsychedelicrobotgroup,”saidCicoBeck,oneofthecreatorsofthegroup.

Thegroup’sothermember,NicoSiereg,saysplayinginanexperimentalbandwithrobotsisnotthesameasplayinginatraditionalone.“It’salittlebitdifferentbecauseyoualsohaveinmindthattherearemachinesplayingaroundyou,butthere’snoreactionfromthem,”hesaid.ButSieregsaidthatinsomeways,therobotsactuallyhelphimimprovehisperformance.Sincetheself-playinginstrumentsareprogrammed